Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1887-07-22

"When was a girl in Kentucky I was
very fond of rea ding about mines, and
often wished that l could 60 West and
see them,' said Mrs. Fanny A. Kerr, who
is reputed to have made 100000 in min
ing operations in Colorado, to a New
York Mail and Express reporter. But
my hopes and aspirations about seeing
mines were doomad to Disappointment
until seven years ago. Then l made in
vestments that started me in throughly.
1t was about the time of the excitement
at Leadville, and | was residing in Kan
sas City. Through friends / purchased
interests in several claims IN Colorado,
but received no returns on the invest
ments until went to Denver four years
ago. | settled in Denver and went into
the business generally. l bought and
sold and and reinvested my money as
fast as l received 1t. Sometimes | owned
only part of claim and got my share of
the claim. One week | bought claim on
Battle Mountain and sold 1t out shortly
afterwards at profit of $1,000. A great
many ladies in Colorado have interests
IN mines, but nearly all of these have
husbands or brothers to look after them.
L studied up on mining and learned to
look after my own interests. By this
time L have pretty good knowledge of
mining IN general and cannht be misled
very easily. l confess l know little
about stocks, and the only mining stock
nave Is l,OOO shares in propertp took
for payment of an account"
Did you go down into the mines a. nd
live IN the mining camps to familiarizs
yourself with the business?"
NO, L did not have to suffer any hard
ships. l lived in Denver and did most of
my business there. 1t was understoon
that had money, and miners would com
10 me who desired money to deyelope
their property and would sell me an in
terest for few hundred dollars that be-
came, when the mine was worked, worth
many thousands. | have the greatest
confidence In miners, whom l have found
to be very reliable and courteous. 1t re-
qulres deal of faith in mining, and do
you know see, and feel, and have that
talth the miners have when they think
they are on the right track. We help
each other out West, stake each other
and have confidence in he integrity of
each other. The result is man may be
poor, but get stake from some one and
lind himself rich in few months. Once
L helped man ont of law suit al cost
OF several hundred dollars, and was not
only rewarded by large money returns,
but by his lifelong gratita1e."
Have many women besides yourself
been lucky?"
Yes, but they are not as numerous as
men of course. A lady friend of mine,
while on summer trip, found an out
cropping of ore on the surface and 10
Gated claim which sold for $4,000.
Mining for gold is fine art, for in a
whole ton of earth you will probably get
no more than an ounce of gold. [ know
a lady who is fine judge of ores and re-
sides Ia aloyely cottage with her husband
near some mines he owns. There is al
SO lady IN Gunnison County, Colorado,
who owns and works large mine and
gives 1t her personal supervision. She
has her own home, where she boards the
miners and tends them in sickness. The
wealthlest woman in Colorado, Mrs.
Bishop Iliff Warren, made her own money
In the cattle business, and is now worth
SlO,0OO,O00- L hold that women have a
perfect right to go into the mining
business, as well as the cattle or any other
Legitimate vocation"